Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church - Unitarian Universalist

Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church - Unitarian Universalist

Friday E-Mail News           March 4, 2011

Stewardship Campaign Update

Thank you so much for all the wonderful pledges we have received so far to support the Campaign this year. We really are Taking Care of the Church We Love. By the end of Commitment Sunday, February 27, we had received over $126,000. Look for the list of generous donors being handed out this Sunday. If you have made your pledge this week, be sure to bring your pledge card stub to present during the service for our “Box of Love.”

Face-to-face visits are underway and we are trying to reach out to as many people as possible. Please welcome these calls when you receive them. If you do not get called and want to meet with someone, please let us know! We do not want to miss you but know that we will not be able to get to everyone this year. If you have made your pledge and want to help spread the good word, we would love to have you join us to reach out to other people in the congregation. Please contact Dan Spitzner or Karen Ransom, Campaign Co-Chairs, at stewardship@uucharlottesville.org.

9:15 AM + 11:15 AM Services

March 6, Sunday: Sermon - Furnaces and Foot Warmers. 9:15+11:15 AM. Rev. Tony Perrino. Prompted by an anecdotal incident from UU history, Rev. Tony Perrino will present a reflection on the nature of religious community.

Religious Education

Religious Education for children nursery through fifth grade is offered at both services.

Programming for sixth through twelfth grades is offered at the 11:15 AM service only.

Church This Week.

March 5+12+19, Saturdays: AFD: Who’s Hanging Out In Your Family Tree, 10 AM, Social Hall. Questions? Phone 296-4287. Facilitators: Dick and Natalie Somer. On their journey they have experienced the kindness of strangers many times and see this class as one way to pay it forward. Fee: $10. Number of participants: minimum 4, maximum 8. Register: Leia Durland-Jones, DRE, at leiadj@embarqmail.com.

March 5, Saturday: AFD: Building/Designing Altar Displays & Sacred Spaces, 10:30 AM. Open to all ages, families particularly welcome. Led by Holly Dilatush. To register contact Leia Durland-Jones at leiadj@embarqmail.com.

March 6, Sunday: Women Weaving Wisdom Retreat Registration Closing. This is the last day to register for the Women’s Retreat, March 25-26, at Roslyn. Please bring your completed registration form and payment to the Retreat table in the Social Hall after one of the services. If you need to make other arrangements, please call Natalie Somer at 296-4287 or email retreatregistrar@uucharlottesville.org.

March 6, Sunday: Communication: Show and Share, 12:30 PM, Social Hall. Come explore UU websites, Facebook pages, etc. to help expand your knowledge of communication tools and techniques both within and beyond our congregation. Led by Holly Dilatush, Adult Faith Development Committee Chair.

March 6, Sunday: Green Sanctuary Carpool Challenge Sign-up. Stop by our Carpool Buddy Finder table in the Social Hall this Sunday after church to register and find carpooling buddies in preparation for the Sunday, May 15, TJMC Carpooling Challenge sponsored by the Green Sanctuary Task Force. The goal is to reduce the number of vehicles in TJMC parking lots and side streets by 20% on that date with the same number of congregants, measured against the last year’s attendance. We invite you to try it just one time! It might even be fun! Stay tuned for news about prizes!

March 6: Artist of the Month Reception, 1 PM, Social Hall. From the collection of Gayle Floyd, “Embraced by Love.” Gayle’s collection of quilts, from her grandmother’s hand stitched muslin to a gift using her travel t-shirts inspired her to bring her collection of art for all to enjoy. She will also share artwork created by family and friends which she and her husband Dale have been blessed to receive over the years of their marriage. Many of the framed pictures are artwork designed by Dale’s sister, Shirley Floyd Harbaugh of Ohio.

March 8-May 17, Tuesdays: AFD: The Great Ideas of Psychology, 1 PM, Parlor. Facilitator: Rev. Tony Perrino. Rev. Perrino is a retired minister who has over the year explored different psychological systems. Fee: $2 as class or $20 for the entire series. Participants: 10 minimum, 25 maximum. To register contact Leia Durland-Jones at leiadj@embarqmail.com.

March 9, Wednesday: AFD: Harvest the Power Workshop, Module 7: Integrity, 7 PM, Social Hall. This workshop invites participants into challenging territory: leadership practices which commonly act as barriers to creativity and imagination. Activities will help participants understand their own responses to challenge, crises, and opportunity, and demonstrate that a leader’s personal grounding and spiritual well-being are crucial to his or her ability to lead. Facilitators: Bob Kiefer and Ian Sole. Register: Leia Durland-Jones at leiadj@embarqmail.com.

March 10, Thursday: Adult Choir will not meet this week. Rehearsals will resume March 17.

March 10, Thursday: UU Christian Fellowship, 7 PM, Summit Room 2. Jean Newland will lead the service. All are welcome.

March 12+19, Saturdays: AFD: Who’s Hanging Out In Your Family Tree. 10 AM, Social Hall. Facilitators: Dick and Natalie Somer. On their journey they have experienced the kindness of strangers many times and see this class as one way to pay it forward. Fee: $10. Register: Leia Durland-Jones, DRE, at leiadj@embarqmail.com.

March 13, Sunday: Daylight Savings Time Begins, Spring Ahead!

March 13, Sunday: Sermon - Characters Welcome, 9:15+11:15 AM. Rev. Dr. Lehman Bates II. According to the USA Channel, in order to be “Character Approved” you need to possess these three qualities: the impact that you have (stirring it up), the legacy that you leave (storing it up) and the mark that you make (starting it up). Are you character approved? Our guest minister is the pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church. His choir will sing at the 11:15 AM service.

March 13, Sunday: Social Action Collection - Ebenezer Baptist Church (EBC) St. Kitts – Nevis Medical Crusade. Medical supplies are collected in Charlottesville from local donations and through purchases funded by community contributions. Supplies are inventoried and boxed for shipment to the Caribbean by EBC volunteers. A team of dentists, doctors, counselors, and EBC volunteers goes to St. Kitts in February each year.  Patients come from around the island to one of the many Health Care Stations located in churches. Medical histories are taken, medication records are updated, diabetes and glucose testing is available, and education about hypertension and stroke is provided. Volunteers from EBC assist in all facets of this medical outreach program.

March 13, Sunday: AFD: Common Read: Immigration Stories, 1 PM, Summit Room 2. Participants read designated sections of the book and meet to discuss the book together. Copies of the book The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands are available for purchase for $10 at the RE table in the Social Hall. Led by Pam Philips and Holly Dilatush.

March 13, Sunday: FFUUN Potluck, 7 PM, Social Hall. Are you ready for FFUUN? We are now starting the Forties and Fifties UU Network. Come to our first potluck/organizational meeting! If you have interest and energy in planning this and future events, please contact Raven at 960-7836 or ravenkwill@gmail.com.